Dark Phoenixrepresents a different kind of superhero movie in that its heroes are not invincible.
There are real stakes and real loss, including a major member of the X-Men team.
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When she tries to calm down an angered Jean/Phoenix, Mystique is sent flying and impaled on some debris.
Everybody else is there in the mansion.
We also just felt that Mystique is so central to so many different stories emotionally.
She would trigger so many different emotional reactions.
Added producer Hutch Parker, The family dynamics were pushed to a threshold they really hadnt been before.
And in the backdrop we set out to do something that felt complete.
We dont have a tag on the end of this.
And part of it is because we kind of intended this to feel like an ending.
Even though its an intense twist, Turner told EW there was still levity while shooting it.
